WoRMS taxon details
Chiton nigrovirescens Blainville, 1825
224906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224906)
accepted
Species
Chiton (Chiton) nigrovirescens Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted
Chiton (Sypharochiton) nigrovirens [sic] · unaccepted
Chiton capensis J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: junior homonym of Chiton...)
invalid: junior homonym of Chiton capensis Schröter, 1801
Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Oscabrion, <i>Chiton</i>. (Malentoz.) pp. 519-555, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 36. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25305184
page(s): 538 [details]
page(s): 538 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chiton nigrovirescens Blainville, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224906 on 2026-09-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Oscabrion, <i>Chiton</i>. (Malentoz.) pp. 519-555, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 36. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25305184
page(s): 538 [details]
original description (of Chiton capensis J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]
page(s): 538 [details]
original description (of Chiton capensis J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Vončina, K.; Schwabe, E.; Sirenko, B. I.; Sigwart, J. D. (2026). Annotated checklist of Recent Polyplacophora with notes on their systematics. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5840(1): 1-67., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5840.1.1
page(s): 29 [details]
page(s): 29 [details]
Other
additional source
Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 140. [details]
additional source Nierstrasz, H. F. (1906). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. VI. Chitonen aus der Kapkololonie [sic] und Natal. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.</em> 23: 487–520., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10192565
page(s): 503. [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 140. [details]
additional source Nierstrasz, H. F. (1906). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. VI. Chitonen aus der Kapkololonie [sic] und Natal. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.</em> 23: 487–520., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10192565
page(s): 503. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | brooding chiton | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Conchology (Radsia nigrovirescens) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Conchology (Radsia nigrovirescens) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Conchology (Radsia nigrovirescens) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Malacopics (Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula... (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Malacopics (Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula... (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Malacopics (Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula... (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Conchology (Radsia nigrovirescens) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Conchology (Radsia nigrovirescens) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Conchology (Radsia nigrovirescens) (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Malacopics (Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula... (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Malacopics (Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula... (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
To Malacopics (Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula... (from synonym Radsia nigrovirescens (Blainville, 1825))
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